John Farnham

FireFight Australia Schedule Finalised

The timetable for Fire Fight Australia has been announced.

Tagged as: Australia, Baker Boy, Daryl Braithwaite, FireFight Australia, Icehouse, John Farnham, k.d. lang, Olivia Newton-John, Queen, Tina Arena

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Music Community Mourn the Passing of Stuart Fraser

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian music industry is mourning the passing of Noiseworks and John Farnham Band guitarist Stuart Fraser who died on Saturday (November 30, 2019) after a three-year battle with lung cancer.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Australia, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, Noiseworks, rock, Stuart Fraser

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Stuart Fraser of Noiseworks and John Farnham Band Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Australian guitarist Stuart Fraser has passed away. Stuart, a founding member of Noiseworks and longtime guitarist for the John Farnham band, announced he had lung cancer in 2017 after being diagnosed the previous year.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Australia, John Farnham, Noiseworks, rock, Stuart Fraser

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John Farnham welcomes Scott Whatley to his 50th Farnham gig at One Electric Day

Scott Whatley Clocks Up His 50th John Farnham Gig At One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

Scott Whatley is 36 years old. He has been going to John Farnham shows for 33 1/3 years Last weekend he clocked 50th Farnham gig at One Electric Day in Werribee.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, contemporary, Duane mcDonald, John Farnham, One Electric Day, pop, Scott Whatley

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10,000 Ecstatic Fans Sandwiched Between Southern Sons To John Farnham For One Electric Day 2019

by Paul Cashmere

22 degrees, a complete day of sunshine and setlists chock full of hits was exactly the right formula for 10,000 music fans to enjoy one perfect One Electric Day at Werribee Mansion on Sunday (24 November 2019).

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, contemporary, Duane mcDonald, James Reyne, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, One Electric Day, pop, Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi

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John Farnham Is A Big Fan Of Duane McDonald

by Paul Cashmere

How does that old song go … “I’m just wild about Harry, and Harry’s wild about me”? Well John Farnham is wild about Duane McDonald and Duane is wild about John. This weekend Duane’s One Electric Day music festival rolls into Werribee and John Farnham is looking forward it to.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, contemporary, Duane mcDonald, James Reyne, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, One Electric Day, pop, Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi

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John Farnham Rocks Cockatoo Island, Brisbane Is Next

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham’s One Electric Day shows rolled into Sydney last Saturday with Farnham rocking Cockatoo Island. The shows include the reformed Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi, Jon Stevens and James Reyne as well as John Farnham.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, contemporary, James Reyne, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, One Electric Day, pop, Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi

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John Farnham performs at One Electric Day Werribee Park. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

John Farnham Kicks Off His Summer Season For One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham resumed work for the summer of 2019 for One Electric Day on a not so summer’s day in Launceston on Saturday.

Tagged as: Australia, classic rock, James Reyne, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, music festival, One Electric Day, pop, rock, Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi

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John Farnham To Headline A Bush Christmas Appeal For Our Aussie Farmers in Mornington

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham and Jon Stevens, Daryl Braithwaite, Vanessa Amorosi, John Williamson, The Black Sorrows with Vika & Linda, Russell Morris, All Our Exes Live in Texas, Tim Wheatley and Little Georgia will get together before Christmas for the ‘Hay Mate – A Bush Christmas Appeal For Our Aussie Farmers’ in Mornington in December.

Tagged as: All Our Exes Live In Texas, Australia, Buy A Bail, Daryl Braithwaite, Glenn Wheatley, John Farnham, John Williamson, Jon Stevens, Russell Morris, The Black Sorrows with Vika & Linda, Tim Wheatley, Vanessa Amorosi

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Black Sorrows Clocked Up 18th Studio Album With Citizen John

by Paul Cashmere

‘Citizen John’ is the 18th studio album for The Black Sorrows. That’s a remarkable feat considering we are not counting compilations and live albums, any of the Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons albums.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Black Sorrows, blues, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, One Electric Day, rock, roots, Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi

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John Farnham All The Hits By The Charts

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham has amazed an incredible 36 Top 40 hits in Australia and what is even more incredible is that the last one was 22 years ago.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, contemporary, John Farnham, One Electric Day, pop

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John Fucking Farnham To Play Falls Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Falls Festival’s 2019/2020 line-up has been revealed and JOHN FARNHAM is performing this year. Yes THAT John Farnham. Whispering Jack Farnham. JOHN FUCKING FARNHAM.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Falls Festival, James Reyne, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, One Electric Day, pop, rock, Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi

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John Farnham to Tread the Historic Grounds of Cockatoo Island for One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

When John Farnham performs at Sydney’s Cockatoo Island for One Electric Day it will be the second time in as many years John has played on the historic grounds.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, James Reyne, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, One Electric Day, pop, rock, Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi

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Google Suspends Ticketing Vulture Viagogo

by Paul Cashmere

Google has finally put a stop to ticket scalpers Viagogo after thousands of complaints, government pressure and mounting legal action.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, John Farnham, music industry, One Electric Day, Regional Touring, Viagogo

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One Electric Day’s John Farnham Southern Sons Connection

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s One Electric Day has been one of the hot tickets leading into summer in Melbourne for years. Not surprising, the Werribee show for 24 November is already a sell-out.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, James Reyne, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, One Electric Day, pop, rock, Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi

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John Farnham Exhibition Launched by National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham will turn 70 on 1 July. As a “Happy Birthday to him”, the National Film and Sound Archive has put together an online exhibition to celebrate the occasion.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, John Farnham, Live In The Vines, One Electric Day, pop, rock

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Listen to Lindsey Field sing Henry Lawson’s ‘After All’

by Paul Cashmere

Memo Music Hall has a special event this Sunday with John Thorn is joined by Lindsay Field of the John Farnham Band and Emily Taheny from Mad As Hell for Looking for Lawson.

Tagged as: Australia, Emily Taheny, Henry Lawson, John Farnham, John Thorn, Lindsay Field, Memo Music Hall, poetry

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One Electric Day Werribee Sells Out In Record Time

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s One Electric Day has created yet another record with a sell-out for 2019 in Werribee in the fastest ever time.

Tagged as: Australia, Black Sorrows, Duane mcDonald, James Reyne, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, music industry, One Electric Day, Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi

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John Zaccaria To Launch Live In The Vines with John Farnham

by Paul Cashmere

John Zaccaria has chosen Sandalford Estate in the Swan Valley to launch his new outdoor music festival brand Live In The Vines to be headlined by John Farnham.

Tagged as: Australia, classic rock, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, Live In The Vines One Electric Day, music industry, pop, rock, Rockwiz, Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi

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One Electric Day Expands Nationally with John Farnham

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s baby One Electric Day is going national for 2019 with the much loved Melbourne event expanding to Launceston, Sydney, Brisbane and the Barossa.

Tagged as: Australia, Black Sorrows, classic rock, Duane mcDonald, James Reyne, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, music industry, One Electric Day, pop, rock, Southern Sons, The Black Sorrows, Vanessa Amorosi

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com

181,267 Red Hot Summer Fans Can’t Be Wrong

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer has just wrapped up its biggest season ever with 181,267 tickets sold for the 2019 season.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham, music festival, pop, Red Hot Summer, rock, Suzi Quatro

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John Farnham returns for Red Hot Summer 2019 photo Regional Touring

Age is no barrier for Red Hot Summer sell-out shows

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer pulled another record crowd for Noosa this past weekend with three artists over 60 and who can still pull 10,000+ fans to a show.

Tagged as: Australia, Daryl Braithwaite, Dragon, Duane mcDonald, John Farnham, Red Hot Summer

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John Farnham and Dragon form bookends at Red Hot Summer with a common song

by Paul Cashmere

Dragon is opening season 3 of Red Hot Summer, John Farnham is closing. Together they have a song in common … Age of Reason.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Dragon, John Farnham, pop, Red Hot Summer, rock, Todd Hunter

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John Farnham has Three More Red Hot Summer Shows for Queensland

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham has been playing sold-out Red Hot Summer shows across New South Wales and South Australia and will complete the tour with three more Queensland shows this month.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, John Farnham, pop, Red Hot Summer, rock

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John Farnham gets thunderous reaction at his first Red Hot Summer show of 2019

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham’s Red Hot Summer return has been greeting with thunderous applause after the Australian superstar was forced to cancel a series of shows prior to this tour.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Glenn Wheatley, John Farnham, pop, Red Hot Summer, rock

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First Two John Farnham Red Hot Summer Shows Sell-out

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham will return to work this weekend after being forced to cancel four shows while recovering from an infection. He is back for Red Hot Summer this weekend.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, John Farnham, pop, Red Hot Summer, rock

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All John Farnham Red Hot Summer Shows To Go Ahead

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham’s upcoming dates for Red Hot Summer series 3 will go ahead as scheduled.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, contemporary, John Farnham, pop, Red Hot Summer

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Daryl Braithwaite will turn 70 in January 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Daryl Braithwaite was 20-years old when he joined Sherbet in 1969. In two weeks he will turn 70.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Daryl Braithwaite, John Farnham, music festival, pop, Red Hot Summer, rock, Sherbet

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Aussie legends John Farnham, Brian Cadd and Russell Morris will all have new albums in 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Three Australian music legends John Farnham, Brian Cadd and Russell Morris will all release new albums during 2019.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia 60s, contemporary, Daryl Braithwaite, John Farnham, rock, Russell Morris

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Russell Morris plays Hamer Hall Melbourne on Wednesday 26 July 2017.

You’re the voices Russell Morris, Daryl Braithwaite and John Farnham

by Paul Cashmere

Russell Morris, Daryl Braithwaite and John Farnham … collective age 208. Man are their voices in mighty fine form still!

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Anthea Newton, Australia, Bachelor Girl, Daryl Braithwaite, John Farnham, Mick Newton, pop, Richard Marx, Russell Morris

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Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Australian Simple Minds and OMD Dates Rescheduled For 2021

Roundhouse Entertainment and Frontier Touring wish to advise that it is necessary to reschedule the SIMPLE MINDS Australian and New Zealand tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Federal and State Government directives. The 40 Years of Hits Tour, originally scheduled for November and December 2020, will now take place in December 2021.

July 1, 2020

a-ha Cancel Japanese Tour Due To Coronavirus Fears

a-ha is the latest act to cancel touring plans because of Coronavirus fears.

March 8, 2020

a-ha at A Day On The Green 2020 photo by Serge Thomann

a-ha and Rick Astley, Melbourne, 23 February 2020 #REVIEW

There are some people who think a-ha and Rick Astley are one-hit-wonders. Those misguided folk not only missed out on some brilliant pop tunes, they presumably weren't at a-ha and Rick Astley's Melbourne joint shows last weekend.

February 25, 2020

Rick Astley Adds Australian Flavour With INXS Cover For Aussie Tour

Rick Astley has been performing INXS ‘New Sensation’ as part of his Australian tour with A-ha.

February 24, 2020

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy of A-ha Hasn’t Formed An Opinion of Billie Eilish’s Bond Song Yet

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy of A-ha says he has only heard Billy Eilish’s new Bond theme ‘No Time To Die’ once and really hasn’t formed an opinion of it yet.

February 21, 2020

Elton John starts Rochford Winery show in 40 degree heat

Elton John Rochford Winery Show Shut Down After Torrential Rain

Crowded House said it best with their song about Melbourne weather ‘Four Seasons In One Day’. Elton John experienced just that with his Rochford Winery A Day On The Green show when torrential rain brought an end to the show.

January 31, 2020